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  • Deadly attack on court in Pakistani capital Islamabad

    Date: 2014-03-03 06:29:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:9 - ID:586564

    ISLAMABAD, March 3 (MENA) - At least 11 people have died in an attack on a district court complex in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, the BBC reported quoting officials. Gunmen burst into the complex and opened fire before at least two suicide ....

  • Park: N. Korea's abandonment of nuclear program key to unification

    Date: 2014-03-03 06:26:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:586561

    SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the sooner North Korea gives up its nuclear program, the earlier unification with the communist nation will come, Yonhap reported. In an address at an international ....

  • N. Korea fires two short-range missiles

    Date: 2014-03-03 05:41:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:586520

    SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast Monday, Seoul's defense ministry said, in its latest provocation seen as a reaction to the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the ....

  • Brotherhood may stage demos during Egypt vs Bosnia Herzegovina game

    Date: 2014-03-02 23:06:25 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:176 - ID:586432

    CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - The terrorist Muslim Brotherhood prepares for holding a protest in a stadium in Austria where a match between Egypt and Bosnia Herzegovina will be played on Wednesday, warned the general coordinator of Egyptian communities ....

  • Kerry to visit Kiev to show support Ukraine

    Date: 2014-03-02 22:58:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:174 - ID:586468

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry plans to visit Kiev on Tuesday in a gesture of support for the new Ukrainian government, a senior United States official said on Sunday as quoted by The New York Times. The announcement ....

  • Kerry: All options on the table to respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine

    Date: 2014-03-02 22:36:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:171 - ID:586426

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday all options, including economic sanctions and military force, are on the table to halt the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. “The president is currently ....

  • Security Council condemns terrorist attack at Chinese train station 'in the strongest terms'

    Date: 2014-03-02 22:24:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:168 - ID:586430

    NEW YORK, March 2 (MENA) - The Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on 1 March at the train station in Kunming, China, and underlined the need to bring those responsible to justice. In a statement ....

  • Saudi commitment to achieve Muslim solidarity unshakable, says king

    Date: 2014-03-02 22:22:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:167 - ID:586395

    MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, March 2 (MENA) – Saudi King Abdullah asserted his country's keenness on achieving solidarity among all Muslims around the globe. "This commitment is unshakable," he said, addressing a meeting of top religious scholars and ....

  • Switzerland heads preparatory meeting on developments of Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2014-03-02 21:33:47 GMT - Austria - World - SN:161 - ID:586360

    VIENNA, March 2 (MENA) - Swiss Ambassador in Vienna Thomas Greminger headed on Sunday a preparatory meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) member states on the developments of Ukraine crisis. Sources in the OSCE said that ....

  • John Kerry: All options on table to hold Russia accountable in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-03-02 20:19:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:586348

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry said that “all options are on the table” when it comes to steps the U.S. can take to hold Russia accountable for its military movements in Ukraine, including economic sanctions and ....

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